Assistant Accounting Manager

Carpenter Global Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 72,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

Carpenter Global Pte Ltd is seeking an experienced finance professional to manage full sets of accounts for a Singapore-based operation. You will handle AP/AR/GL, payroll, GST, and audit coordination while ensuring timely monthly and year-end closings in a manufacturing/logistics setting.

The role requires 5 years of hands-on accounting experience, familiarity with SFRS, IRAS GST regulations, and MOM payroll rules.

Qualifications

• 5 years of hands-on experience handling full sets of accounts independently in Singapore.
• Experience in scrap metal, recycling, construction, logistics, or manufacturing industries is a strong advantage.
• Well-versed in Singapore FRS, IRAS GST regulations (familiarity with Customer Accounting for prescribed goods is a plus), and MOM employment/payroll regulations.
• Proficient in accounting software (Xero, MYOB/ABSS) and strong in Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables).
• Willing to commute to and work in the Tuas area.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-spectrum accounting duties (AP, AR, GL, bank reconciliations, fixed assets, and intercompany transactions) and ensure timely, accurate monthly and year-end closings.
• Prepare financial statements and audit schedules in compliance with Singapore Financial Reporting Standards (SFRS), and liaise with external auditors, tax agents, and corporate secretaries.
• Prepare and submit quarterly GST returns and support annual corporate tax computations (ECI and Form C/C-S).
• Process monthly payroll for local and foreign yard workers, manage CPF submissions, IR8A/IR21 tax clearances, work pass levies, overtime calculations, and leave tracking.
• Manage daily cash flow monitoring, supplier payments, trade facilities, and customer credit control.

Skills

Meticulous

Independent

Resourceful

Education

Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy/Finance/ACCA

Tools

Xero

MYOB/ABSS

Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables)

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Full Sets of Accounts: Manage full-spectrum accounting duties (AP, AR, GL, bank reconciliations, fixed assets, and intercompany transactions) and ensure timely, accurate monthly and year-end financial closings.

• Audit & Financial Reporting: Prepare financial statements and audit schedules in compliance with Singapore Financial Reporting Standards (SFRS), and liaise directly with external auditors, tax agents, and corporate secretaries.

• Tax & GST Compliance: Prepare and submit quarterly GST returns (including handling reverse charge/customer accounting rules applicable to prescribed goods such as scrap metal, if applicable) and support annual corporate tax computations (ECI and Form C/C-S).

• Payroll & HR Administration: Process monthly payroll for local and foreign yard workers, manage CPF submissions, IR8A/IR21 tax clearances, work pass levies, overtime calculations, and leave tracking.

• Cash Flow & Banking: Manage daily cash flow monitoring, supplier payments, trade facilities, and customer credit control.

Requirements

• Education: Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy, Finance, ACCA, or equivalent professional qualification.

• Experience: Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience handling full sets of accounts independently in Singapore. Prior experience in scrap metal, recycling, construction, logistics, or manufacturing industries is a strong advantage.

• Regulatory Knowledge: Well-versed in Singapore FRS, IRAS GST regulations (familiarity with Customer Accounting for prescribed goods is a plus), and MOM employment/payroll regulations.

• Systems: Proficient in accounting software (e.g., Xero, MYOB/ABSS) and strong in Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables).

• Attributes: Meticulous, independent, resourceful, and comfortable working in an industrial yard office environment.

• Location: Willing to commute to and work in the Tuas area.